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12:00 noon, STEAM Center. Free.
Join Local History Librarian Robert Schenker as he highlights the fascinating holdings of the Trenton Free Public Library鈥檚 Trentoniana Collection and explains how you can use the collection for your own research!
10:00 am, Discovery Den. Free.
Join us in Discovery Den to hear a story and make a craft to take home. Story Time is for children ages 2-8. This month we're reading "What Can a Citizen Do?"
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
In celebration of Art All Day, visit the Museum and be inspired by the Fine Art collection. New Jersey artists and scenes are highlighted throughout. Explore the collection of works by 19th through 21st-century African-American artists along with American Abstract artists of the 1930s and 40s. Bring a friend to participate in art-making projects for teens and adults in our STEAM Center and have fun participating in an art hunt!
12:00 pm EXO: Are We Alone?
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm 脕谤贸谤补
3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, STEAM Center. Free.
This new adult art program is free of charge and includes all supplies, although participants are welcome to bring some of their own. Open to all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Class size is limited and advance registration is required. September's class will focus on linocut - a block printmaking technique.
4:15 pm, Planetarium. Free.
Join us in the Planetarium this talk with guest speaker James Sunsie, Princeton University. Our best model of Cosmology states that dark energy, a mysterious repulsive force acting between galaxies, makes up nearly 70% of the Universe yet we still don鈥檛 know much about it. In this talk James will unpack the most recent findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) that seem to suggest that the nature of dark energy is not as simple as our best model predicted. Along the way we will chart a course through the cosmos to understand how astronomers build 鈥渃osmic rulers鈥� out of galaxies to make such miraculous claims about the composition of our Universe.
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
All ages are welcome to come 鈥減lay鈥� at the Museum!
12:00 pm EXO: Are We Alone?
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm 脕谤贸谤补
3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
11:00 am Dynamic Earth (Tierra Din谩mica)
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
6:15 pm
In the Planetarium, then drive to Washington Crossing State Park. Free. Enjoy a special extended sky talk in the Planetarium focusing on what is visible in the night sky and deep sky objects observable with a telescope. After, follow us to the Simpson Observatory at Washington Crossing Park where members of the Amateur Astronomer's Association of Princeton will help visitors see the sky objects with telescopes. In the event of poor viewing conditions we'll stay at the Planetarium and watch "Encounters in the Milky Way."
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm, Imagination Studio. Free.
Free art making program for teens (ages 13+). Draw birds from the Museum collection and learn to record detail and proportion.
9:30 am, Discovery Den Children ages 1 - 5
Explore the changing colors of the season! We'll read a story, explore the Fine Art gallery to find paintings that remind us of autumn, then enjoy play and craft time. $15 for first child, discount for siblings.
Advance registration required, register with this link: .
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
6:00 pm, In the Planetarium, then drive to Washington Crossing State Park. Free.
Enjoy a special extended sky talk in the Planetarium focusing on what is visible in the night sky and deep sky objects observable with a telescope. After, follow us to the Simpson Observatory at Washington Crossing Park where members of the Amateur Astronomer's Association of Princeton will help visitors see the sky objects with telescopes. In the event of poor viewing conditions we'll stay at the Planetarium and watch "Encounters in the Milky Way."
10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Free.
Explore historic archaeology of Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey. History organizations from around the state will present artifacts, posters and activities highlighting their archaeological findings. Kids can pick up an 鈥淎rchaeology Passport鈥� and visit each station to fill in the pages. Visitors of all ages can join us in the Auditorium for presentations throughout the day.
Don鈥檛 miss this deep dive into New Jersey history during our 250th year. During your visit, be sure to see "The Power to Change: Revolutionary Stories from the New Jersey State Archives" on display until January 2027.
10:00 am, Discovery Den. Free.
Join us in Discovery Den to hear a story and make a craft to take home. For children ages 2-8. This month we're reading "Lawrence in the Fall," about a fox who needs a collection for show & tell. He discovers he can find a collection in the forest!
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
12:00 noon, STEAM Center. Free.
Join Richard Hunter to hear about archaeology at the Old Barracks, the William Trent House and some of the finds his company made when the Route 29 tunnel was built.
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
11:00 am We Are Guardians (Somos guardianes)
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
2:30 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bring the children in costume for our annual trick or treat parade on the front lawn! Trick or treating begins at 11 am and lasts until all the candy is distributed. In the Riverview Court, play games, make some crafts, go on a Boo hunt around the Museum and earn a prize! Participants will receive a coupon for a discount on any show in the Planetarium.
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, STEAM Center. Free.
This new adult art program is free of charge and includes all supplies, although participants are welcome to bring some of their own. Open to all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Class size is limited and advance registration is required. October's class will be making observational drawings inspired by bones and skulls from the Museum's collection.
Register with this link:
12:00 pm Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries
1:00 pm Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth (NEW!)
2:00 pm Dynamic Earth
3:00 pm Worlds Beyond Earth
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Grace Banker (1892-1960) of Passaic, New Jersey, served during World War I as the Chief Operator of the United States Signal Corps. In 1918, Grace, along with 223 other women, joined as switch board operators and were known as the 鈥淗ello Girls.鈥� She was eventually chosen to join a group of six women sent to the Meuse-Argonne offensive, a series of battles that led to the Allied victory. In 1919, Grace was presented with the Distinguished Service Metal.
Meet author Claudia Friddell and Carolyn Timbie, granddaughter of Grace Banker. They will read from the book 鈥淕race Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call鈥� at 11:45 am and sign copies of the book afterward. Books can be purchased in the Museum gift shop, or you can bring your own. Before and after the book signing, kids can explore several stations to learn more about World War I and telephone switchboard operation.
Activities include:
A viewing of The Hello Girls (2018) Documentary Film will take place at 1 pm in the auditorium.
While you are here, be sure to visit the exhibit 鈥淭he Power to Change: Revolutionary Stories from the New Jersey State Archives鈥� and see Grace Banker鈥檚 uniform on display!
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